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Best-value SMS and chat marketing tools

Going by our grades, Interakt gives the most for the money among SMS and chat marketing tools: no tool on this chart scores higher without costing more.

Paid plans start at a middle price of $26.59 a month across the 14 that charge, from $10.33 (Interakt) to $112 (Gallabox). 3 of the 14 score above the category's average while starting at or below its middle price. 4 cost more than the middle price and score below the average.

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Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

C2.0B3.0A4.0$10$20$50$100$200More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessInteraktSimpleTextingChatfuelWatiPostscriptAiSensy

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

  • Nothing scores higher without costing more
  • The best score at each price
  • Has a free plan
  • No free plan
14 of the 15 SMS and chat marketing tools in this directory. Scores are ToolGPA’s own grades; prices are each vendor’s own, read up to Oct 18, 2026. The lines cross at the middle starting price ($26.59) and the average score (2.5). The data as JSON · The chart as a picture
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The best at every price

Each step is the highest score SMS and chat marketing tools reach at that price or below. Nothing on the chart beats these without costing more.

  1. $10.33

    a month to start · scores 2.7 of 4

    • Interakt₹999 per month (Instagram only; plus taxes)BCB

Paying more for less

The SMS and chat marketing tools that the most others beat on both counts: a higher score and a lower starting price.

  1. PostscriptStarts at $49 a month and scores 2.3 of 4.3 of 13 score higher for lessCCB
  2. AiSensyStarts at $40.50 a month and scores 2.3 of 4.3 of 13 score higher for lessCCB
  3. LandbotStarts at $36 a month and scores 2.3 of 4.3 of 13 score higher for lessCCB
  4. TextedlyStarts at $29 a month and scores 2.3 of 4.3 of 13 score higher for lessCCB
  5. SlickTextStarts at $24.17 a month and scores 2.3 of 4.3 of 13 score higher for lessCCB

A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, and a score is three letters, not the whole product. Read a tool’s own page before ruling it out.

The four quarters

Where the tools fall when the chart is cut at the middle price and the average score.

More for less3

Each scores above the category's average and starts at or below its middle price.

Interakt, Chatfuel, SimpleTexting

Costs more, scores more3

Each scores above the average and starts above the middle price.

SleekFlow, Wati, Gallabox

Costs less, scores less4

Each scores below the average and starts at or below the middle price.

Manychat, EZ Texting, SlickText, PushOwl

Costs more, scores less4

Each scores below the average and starts above the middle price.

Textedly, Landbot, AiSensy, Postscript

All 14 on the chart

Highest score first, then lowest price. The last column counts the tools that score higher and start lower.

#ToolScoreFeatures, ease, platformsA monthAs its listing states itScore higher for less
1Interakt2.7BCB$10.33₹999 per month (Instagram only; plus taxes)None
2Chatfuel2.7BCB$18$18 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)None
3SimpleTexting2.7CBB$23.20$23.20 per month for 500 credits, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)None
4SleekFlow2.7BCB$49$49 per month for up to 3 seats, billed annually ($69 billed monthly)None
5Wati2.7BCB$59$59 per month for up to 3 users, billed annually ($69 billed monthly)None
6Gallabox2.7BCB$112$112 per month for up to 3 users, billed annually ($150 billed quarterly)None
7Manychat2.3CCB$14.08$169 per year as an App Store purchase ($17 billed monthly)1
8EZ Texting2.3CCB$20$20 per month for 500 credits, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)2
9SlickText2.3CCB$24.17$24.17 per month for 500 credits, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)3
10Textedly2.3CCB$29$29 per month for 500 messages (600 if billed annually)3
11Landbot2.3CCB$36$36 per month for up to 500 chats, billed annually ($45 monthly)3
12AiSensy2.3CCB$40.50$40.50 per month, billed annually ($45 billed monthly)3
13Postscript2.3CCB$49$49 per month minimum spend on messages, with no platform fee3
14PushOwl2.0DBC$15$15 per month for up to 10,000 web pushes, billed annually ($19 monthly)2

How SMS and chat marketing tools grade

Every bar is all the SMS and chat marketing tools we grade, cut by the letter each got on that count.

  • Value for moneyaverage 2.1
  • Free plan and trialaverage 1.9
  • Featuresaverage 2.3
  • Ease of useaverage 2.1
  • Platforms and integrationsaverage 2.9

An A is worth 4 and an F nothing. C is the ordinary grade. Every sms & chat grade in one table

Not on the chart

Sold for a single payment, or with no public price that can be put as dollars a month. They are graded like the rest.

Common questions

Which SMS and chat marketing tools give the most for the money?

Interakt. Each is the highest-scoring tool at its price or below: Interakt scores 2.7 out of 4 and starts at about $10.33 a month. This goes by ToolGPA's own grades for features, ease of use and platforms, averaged out of 4, set against the price each tool's paid plans start at.

Which SMS and chat marketing tools are best for under $20 a month?

Interakt and Chatfuel, with a score of 2.7 out of 4: the highest among the 5 that start at $20 a month or less. Interakt starts at about $10.33 a month; Chatfuel starts at $18 a month.

Which SMS and chat marketing tools cost the most for what they offer?

On this chart, Postscript (starts at $49 a month, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 3 tools score higher for less), AiSensy (starts at $40.50 a month, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 3 tools score higher for less) and Landbot (starts at $36 a month, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 3 tools score higher for less). A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, so check what the price includes before ruling one out.

How much do SMS and chat marketing tools cost?

The middle starting price is $26.59 a month: half of the 14 SMS and chat marketing tools with a recurring price start below that and half above. 0 of the 15 in this directory have no paid plan, and 4 of those that charge also have a free plan.

How is the score on this chart worked out?

It is the average of three of the five grades ToolGPA gives every tool: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations, with an A worth 4 and an F worth 0. The other two grades, value for money and the free plan, are about price, so they are left out and price gets an axis of its own. 14 of the 15 SMS and chat marketing tools are on the chart; 1 are left off because they are sold for a single payment or publish no price that can be put as dollars a month.

How this chart is made

  • The score is the average of three of a tool’s five grades: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations. An A is 4 points and an F none. Value for money and the free plan are left out because they are about price, and price has an axis of its own.
  • The price is what paid plans start at, in dollars a month, on the cheapest way of paying the listing names. A yearly price is divided by twelve, and a price in another currency is converted. A price for each person is shown for one person.
  • A tool with no paid plan sits in the band marked Free. A tool with a free plan beside paid ones is placed at its paid price and drawn as a filled dot.
  • The grades are ToolGPA’s own judgement from each vendor’s pages and from public reviews, not from testing, and no vendor can pay for one. How we grade

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